E3 2013: EA Conference Highlights

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Check out what EA had in store for gamers at this year's E3 conference.

Developer EA was on deck at E3 this year and we’ve got all the highlights from their conference in case you missed them.

First up were some exciting new in-depth looks, complete with gameplay footage, of PopCap’s new third-person Plants vs. Zombies game Garden Warfare and Respawn’s new IP Titanfall. PopCap also managed to squeeze in a *very* brief teaser for Peggle 2.

Next up were the showrunner teasers which included both Dragon Age 3: Inquisition and a reboot of the beloved Star Wars Battlefront franchise. Sadly there was no gameplay on display for either game but EA quickly made up for it by unveiling a new entry in the Need for Speed racing series Need for Speed: Rivals which they promise will offer an unprecedented next-gen racing experience.

The conference’s second half was dominated by the developer’s new Ignite engine and some of the EA Sports titles which will be utilizing it including Madden 25, FIFA 14, NBA 14, and a new UFC title simply called “EA UFC.”

The conference closed with an exciting new teaser for the long-anticipated Mirror's Edge 2 from EA developer DICE. No story details were revealed in the trailer but the gameplay looks as tense and action-packed as ever.

More details about these games should be forthcoming as E3 trucks on but in the meantime we’ll just have to wait and be patient as EA does their thing.